Japan
Sri Lanka's anti-corruption drive puts Rajapaksa dynasty in dock
Nikkei Asia
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, left, and his administration have arrested a number of family members of former presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa, top right, and Gotabaya Rajapaksa. (Source photos by Reuters)
COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's drive to combat rampant corruption and the culture of impunity, hallmarks of its entrenched political elites, has put the once formidable Rajapaksa political dynasty in the dock, as members of the former first family, who dominated the South Asian nation for nearly two decades, face a clutch of alleged graft cases.
Original Headline
Sri Lanka's anti-corruption drive puts Rajapaksa dynasty in dock